[Southern Ndebele] Nowverse
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[INTRO — Whispered Female Vocal, Rising Synth, African Drums]** Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah! Ngizwa into intsha… Into enhle isiza. Uyazizwa? Uyayizwa? *(Heartbeat, then handclaps)* Manje, manje, manje! Hamba, hamba, hamba! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Ikusasa liqala namhlanje! *(Bass drop)* **[VERSE 1 — Bright, Rhythmic Afrobeats]** Ngizwa abantu bekhuluma ngawe, Bathi uzothinta izulu. Bayabona umlilo uvutha kuwe, Bayabona isibindi emehlweni akho. Ubusebenza ngenkathi umhlaba ulele, Wakha amaphupho angabonakali. Manje iminyango obucabanga ukuthi ivaliwe Iba amathuba angokoqobo. Uma ngingabelana ngobuhlakani bomphakathi, Ngizotshela umhlaba okwaziyo amaphuphayo: Awudingi ukulinda isikhathi esifanele, Thatha isinyathelo sokuqala, vumela ikusasa likhule. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Lo mkhumbuzo wababoni! Uyawuzwa, nonke? Njengesikhova esibhakabhakeni, Vula amaphiko ufunde ukundiza! Zizwa umculo emphefumulweni, Vumela imibala yakho ifihlakele ibonakale. Isinyathelo esisodwa, ungathandabuzi, Ikusasa lakho liqala namhlanje! **[CHORUS — Explosive Global Dance Hook]** Manje, manje, manje — lesi isigaba sethu! Hamba, hamba, hamba — umhlaba uvulekile! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Zizwa ikusasa ezinyathelweni zakho! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Vumela amaphupho akho adlale! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Umbono omusha, ukuqala okusha! Manje, manje, manje — ungamlindi! Hamba, hamba, hamba — impilo yakho iyadala! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Wonke umuntu uya ekusasa! **[POST-CHORUS — Signature Viral Dance Chant]** Manje-manje! (Hey!) Hamba-hamba! (Hey!) Thatha leso sinyathelo, sikubonise! Phezulu-phezulu! (Hey!) Hamba-hamba! (Hey!) Zizwa inkululeko emphefumulweni wakho! Na-na-man! Hamba-hamba-hamba! NOWVERSE! Vumela umhlaba wonke wazi! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Ngiphe umzuzwana wesikhathi sakho, Kukhona engifuna ukukutshela khona. Ubaluleke kakhulu kunokukhathazeka kwakho, Ungaphezu kokwesaba kwangaphambilini. Awudingi ukuba omunye umuntu, Ungakhula ube umuntu ongaba yikho. Impumelelo encane ngayinye inencazelo, Ukuqala okusha ngakunye kukhulula. Bheka ukuthi sikude kangakanani sisuka ekuqaleni, Bheka izindaba eziningi esizisungulile. Sweefin iletha izindlela ezintsha zokuxhumana, Ukudala, ukushintshana, nokwenza izinto. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Lo mkhumbuzo wababoni! Uyawuzwa, nonke? Njengesikhova esibhakabhakeni, Vula amaphiko ufunde ukundiza! Zizwa umculo emphefumulweni, Vumela imibala yakho ifihlakele ibonakale. Isinyathelo esisodwa, ungathandabuzi, Ikusasa lakho liqala namhlanje! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Manje, manje, manje — lesi isigaba sethu! Hamba, hamba, hamba — umhlaba uvulekile! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Zizwa ikusasa ezinyathelweni zakho! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! **[VERSE]** Dala amaphupho akho aphume adlale! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Umbono omusha, isiqalo esisha! Manje, manje, manje — ungabambezeli! Hamba, hamba, hamba — impilo yakho iyadala! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Wonke umuntu uya kusasa! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]** Sthandwa, vuka, ngizwa ngibiza, Usuku olusha selufikile. Uma uwile, uma wehlulekile, Ungasukuma uzame futhi. Ungavumeli ukwesaba kube yinkosi yakho, Ungavumeli izolo linqume. Ungashintsha indlela ohamba ngayo, Ungathola amandla ngaphakathi. Awudingi impendulo ephelele, Awudingi ukwazi konke. Yonke intaba inezinyathelo zokuqala, Uhambo ngalunye lunomlayezo. *(Music stops — one heartbeat)* **[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]** Lalela… Umhlaba awudingi ikhophi yomunye umuntu. Udinga okuhle kakhulu kuwe. Ngakho ulindeni? *(Crowd shouts)* MANJE! **[DANCE BREAK — Explosive Call-and-Response]** Lead: Siqala nini? Crowd: Manje! Lead: Siyahamba nini? Crowd: Manje! Lead: Siphupha nini? Crowd: Manje! Lead: Ubani oqala? Crowd: Wonke umuntu! *(Heavy log-drum drop)* Manje-manje! (Hey!) Hamba-hamba! (Hey!) Izinyathelo ezimbili phambili, vumela kuhambise! Phenduka! (Hey!) Izandla phezulu! (Hey!) Finyelela amaphupho phezulu esibhakabhakeni! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Zizwe ikusasa ezinyathelweni zakho! *(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]** Manje, manje, manje — lesi yisikhathi sethu! Hamba, hamba, hamba — umhlaba uvulekile! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Zizwe ikusasa ezinyathelweni zakho! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Dala amaphupho akho aphume adlale! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Umbono omusha, isiqalo esisha! Manje, manje, manje — ungabambezeli! Hamba, hamba, hamba — impilo yakho iyadala! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Wonke umuntu uya kusasa! **[OUTRO — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]** Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah! Sifikile kude ndawonye, Kukhona okuningi okusamele. Iphupho ngalinye lifanele ukuqala, Umphakathi wakho.